Last Meeting
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"Last Meeting" By our Scribe:
Bud Vanderberg
2008
January 15, February 19, March 18, April 15,
May 20, June 17, July 15,
August 19, September 16,
October 21, November 18,
December No Meeting
Next meeting will be May 20, 2008
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Performers Attendance Record
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Aug, 2008 |
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| Performers Tom Murphy Clyde Wiggins Roy Ayres
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July, 2008 |
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| Performers Tom Murphy Clyde Wiggins Roy Ayres
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June, 2008 |
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| Performers Tom Murphy Clyde Wiggins John King Roy Ayres Phil Bender
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May, 2008 |
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| Performers Tom Murphy Clyde Wiggins Roy Ayres
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April 15, 2008 |
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| Performers Tom Murphy Clyde Wiggins Geno Flori Joe Flori Rite Flori Roy Ayres
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March 18, 2008 |
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| Performers Tom Murphy Clyde Wiggins Blake Hawkins Jack Daughtry Don Irwin Don Fulmer & Carol Hidy Geno Flori Phil Bender Gary Bender Clayton Lyon Frank Brandenburg Charlie Jones |
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February 19, 2008 |
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| Performers Tom Murphy Clyde Wiggins Blake Hawkins Tom Chaffin Don Irwin John King Phil Bender Gary Bender Clayton Lyon Frank Brandenburg Charlie Jones |
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Jan 15, 2008 |
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| Performers Tom Murphy Clyde Wiggins Bud Vanderberg Blake Hawkins Chuck Parish Shirley Parish Geno Flori Joe Flori Rite Flori Roy Ayres Tom Chaffin Don Irwin John King Gordon Perry Phil Bender Gary Bender (Phil's Bro.) Clayton Lyon Frank Brandenburg Don Fulmer |
Bud's Computer is down for a little bit |
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This was the last Jam of the year |
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| Performers Tom Murphy Clyde Wiggins Bud Vanderberg Blake Hawkins Roy Ayres John King Gordon Perry |
We had another great jam for November. Once again
we were pleased to have an audience who loves country music. We
really appreciate those who come to support our mission.
I started the evening (Bud) with ,Take me in your arms and hold me. followed with, All of me . Doris Perry joined me for a beautiful rendition of, A Bottle Of Wine and Patsy Cline. I warbled , No relief in sight and closed with, Funny How Time Slips Away. Roy Ayres led off with , Deep Water. Then did a wonderful tribute to John Hughey, He Touched Me, Look At Us, Go Rest High On That Mountain. Tom Chaffin tuned up the Dobro and did, Eunita, St. Louis Blues, Wheels, Bambi On The Bayou, Cincinnati Rag. We had never heard "Wheels" done on the Dobro and Tom did it right by golly. John King drove down from Zephyr Hills and played his heart out. He led off with, Legend In My Time, Another Bridge To Burn, Tom on the vocal, The Cowboy Rides Away, Tom on the vocal, I Can't Help It, vocal by Tom, Bubbles In My Beer , Tom on the vocal, closing with Bud's Bounce. Great program by a good picker and a good singer. thank you both. Blake set up his D8 Gibson Console and did Boot Hill Drag, Steel Guitar Rag, and Cold Cold Heart. Blake is nailing those good lap steel songs. His sound with his new amp was great. We followed all of this with a jam session
featuring on steel, Roy Ayres , John King, Bud
on lead guitar, Doris Perry on Vocals.
We led off with, I Wish I Were A Teddy Bear, Vocal. Time Changes
Everything, Don't Touch Me (Doris),
Jambalya (Doris), Medley suggested by
Roy, Mansion On The Hill, Blue Eyes
Crying In The Rain , Mona Lisa. Crazy Arms (Doris),
Storms Never Last, (Doris), Farewell
Party, Panhandle Rag. Ole Bud
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October 16, 2007 |
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| Performers Tom Murphy Clyde Wiggins Bud Vanderberg Blake Hawkins Roy Ayres Tom Chaffin Don Irwin Chuck Parish Shirley Parish Geno Flori Richard Culbreath Eddy Thomas Max Stuckey James Marlow |
Hello again. We had another good jam. I was
late in arriving as my trip home from Michigan was long and tiring.
We had some new talent tonight and the evening was entertaining as usual. We also had a very nice audience. James Marlowe led off with What A Friend We Have In Jesus, I Over Looked An Orchid, Tom vocal, I Fall To Pieces, I Can’t Help It, Tom vocal, Sweet Dreams and Cold Cold Heart. Max Stuckey followed with The Girl In The Glass, Buds Bounce, Farewell Party, Take Me As I Am, The Waltz You Saved For Me Roy Ayres gave a nice rendition of Secret Love, For The Good Times Go Rest High On The Mountain, The Steel Guitar Rag and The Tennessee Waltz We welcomed Eddie Thomas of Macon, GA as he played Together Again, I Love You Because and Rocky Top. Tom Chaffin on the Dobro played Spanish Grass, All Smiles Tonight, Home, Sweet Home, Maiden’s Prayer, McHatties Waltz. Chuck and Shirley Parish led off with, I Love You Because Shirley vocal, You Belong To Me Shirley vocal. I really think we have something unique in Shirley and Chuck. Her vocals are outstanding and Chuck puts in beautiful fills and rides on the C-6th neck. He played my 76 Emmons p/p which I never had a chance to hear someone play. He made it sound just great I thought. Don Irwin on the Fender Stringmaster lap steel played Elmer’s Tune, A Big Bouquet of Roses, The Beautiful Ohio, The Green, Green Grass of Home and Auld Lang Syne. Geno Flori played, Under Your Spell Again, Tom vocal, Does Ft. Worth Ever Cross Your Mind Tom vocal No one Will Ever Know Shirley Vocal, Born to Lose Shirley vocal. I (Bud) played, Soft Rain Tom vocal, My Window Faces the South, Richard Culbreath vocal, Cold Cold Heart, A way to Survive. We followed this with a short jam, Steelers, Roy Ayers Eddie Thomas, Time Changes Everything ,Tom Vocal, Home in San Antone, Tom Vocal, My Little Red Wagon, Bud Vocal, Farewell Party Bud Vocal, Look At Us, Roy Ayres and Eddie Thomas. Thank you to Blake Hawkins for sitting in on the camera work for Ray and to the band, Tom Murphy and Clyde Wiggins for all the support. Richard Culbreath for lead guitar. We appreciate Danny Hammers for the long drive down and his work for our club. thanks to all our friends in the audience. Bud Vanderberg Sometimes you just got to step
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Sept 18, 2007 |
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| Performers Tom Murphy Clyde Wiggins Bud Vanderberg Roy Ayres Larry Danley Tom Chaffin Lou Rochelle Don Irwin John King Gordon Perry Phil Bender |
Once again we had a great Jam. Our audience seems
to grow a little each month and we appreciate that. Thanks to
Tom & Clyde and
Ray for coming early and setting up all the equipment. John King led off the evening with a nice medley of tunes. He kicked off with Home In San Antone and then Tom Murphy supplied the vocals as John played so nice fill and rides on The keys in the mail box, Angel flying too close to the ground, Lilly Dale, Bubbles in my beer and a solo closing number, I don't believe I'll fall in love today. Good job John. I (Bud Vanderberg) followed John with Crazy, Long black limousine, Nobody answered when I called your name. ( Vocal ). Danny Boy, Sweet Memories ( Vocal ). Phil Bender jumped on his lap steel and played a nice rendition of Satin Doll, B. Bowman hop, San Antonio rose, Nashville something, If I had you. Then our Hall of Fame member Mr. Roy Ayres did a touching rendition of Slowpoke, followed by, you belong to me, Tennessee Waltz, Time changes everything, Then did a medley of You'll never walk alone, September song, What a wonderful world. Tom Chaffin fired up the Dobro and did the Dobro chimes, Under the double eagle, The great speckled bird, and Rockaway. Tom manages to get a beautiful sound out of that old biscuit board. Lou Rochelle kicked it off with Wild side of life, Storms never last, Mansion on the hill, Still a lot of love in San Antone ( Vocal ) Lou wrote this song and John Hughey just recorded it on his new CD. He closed with Somewhere my love. Don Irwin was on the lap steel and played a stirring rendition of the St. Louis blues. He followed with My Happiness, The last thing on my mind, I can see clearly now. Larry Danley was on the black Mullen and did Don't you ever get tired of hurting me, There goes my everything, Cold Cold Heart. ( you owe me own for my lead picking on this one Larry ), Crazy Arms for his final song. We then had a short open jam. All in all it was a
fun night and that is what it is all about. Thanks to
Gordon Perry on drums Thanks to all for
letting me do a little lead guitar on your set. Thanks to
Danny Hammers for all he does for our
club. If he don't bring that Gibson down and pick a little we may
have to bar the door. See ya next month. I will be picking on my
1976 Emmons P/P . It is finally finished and ready to go.
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Aug 21 2007 |
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| Performers Tom Murphy Clyde Wiggins Bud Vanderberg Archie Ward John King Tom Chaffin |
It was really great to get back home. Our jam was a little short on
pickers but everyone was upbeat and we had a good evening. We are
blessed with an audience who appreciate our efforts, we thank you for
your support.
I (Bud Vanderberg) led off the evening with one of my favorite songs, Cold cold heart. I followed this with I'm Making Plans. Then we challenged the band with My Weakness Is Too Strong. Tom Murphy then joined me by singing a couple of vocals. It is always a pleasure to play behind Tom's vocals. His phrasing is perfect for fills. Tom Chaffin fired up the Dobro and gave us a nice rendition of Foggy Mountain Rock. He also played San Antonio Rose, Evaline and Eunita. Tom has the right touch to get the highs and also more mellows sounds where needed. Archie Ward playing his Kline guitar did Lily Dale, Jealous Heart, and backed Tom on Wild Side Of Life. I moved to rhythm guitar as Tom Murphy took command of his D-10 Mullen. He did a great job on Don't Come Cryin To Me and Look At Us. He picked it up a bit with What's Made Milwaukee Famous. Then closed out with a couple of nice ballads. Tom makes singing and playing the steel look easy. I can assure you it is not. John King traveled a long was too play my 68 Emmons p/p. He did a great job on a strange guitar. His solo performance on Think I'll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself To Sleep was outstanding. He then backed Tom Murphy on Silver Wings and Oh Lonesome Me. He played a great ride on this song. his right hand technique is fast and accurate. John then did a shuffle , I Don't Believe I'll Fall In Love Today. He closed out with Heart Of A Clown , Guitars and Cadillacs. We next moved into our jam mode with John, Tom Chaffin and myself on steels. We had vocals by various artists. Tom Chaffin gave a nice rendition of Harbor Lights. After a half hour or so we closed out with the Steel Guitar Rag as requested by the audience. Thank you to all the club members and those who enjoy listening. A special thank you to Ray for his camera work and Tom Murphy for producing the DVD'S for our folks. Clyde Wiggins and Tom Murphy for the back up band, they also haul all the equipment and set it all up. See you all next month. Come on down. Last but not least thanks to Danny Hammers for our web site and his enthusiastic support. Bud Vanderberg
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July 17 2007 |
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| Performers Tom Murphy Clyde Wiggins Blake Hawkins Roy Ayres Tom Chaffin Don Irwin Chuck Parish Shirley Parish Geno Flori |
Don Irvin, from Lakeland, kicked off
the picking with Among My Souvenirs and then took us on a trip to
Spanish Harlem. Don finished with a snappy interpretation of I Still
Miss Someone. Roy Ayers offered a program of many tempos and moods. Deep Water was lively, Statue of a Fool, full and complete, Till I Can Make It on My Own, emotional and Beautiful Dreamer, historic. Roy finished with the much recorded You Belong to Me Tom Chaffin had his Dobro and a pocket full of requests. Tom rang the bell with the Dobro Chimes. After the Great Speckled Bird, Tom played Bashful Brother Oswald’s (and the only Dobro million seller), End of the World. Tom finished with a rousing rendition of Under the Double Eagle. Blake Hawkins played the big band hit Moon Glow to start off his concert. I Saw the Light was next and was quickly followed by Hey, Good Looking, both high and sweet. The band found out that the bridge to Steeling the Blues moves to the 3 chord. Blake’s last tune was the Panhandle Rag, Blake baffled some of the fans with his impression of a lightning rod, following a warning about an approaching thunder storm. Geno Flori, who was in the area on a short visit, picked Does Ft. Worth Ever Cross Your Mind. Tom Murphy sang the lyric for him. Shirley Parish came forward and sang Born to Lose and No One Will Ever Know, while Geno pleased the crowd with his solos and back-up work Shirley was right back, working with her husband, Chuck Parish. They gave the fans a knocked out version of Kansan City. This was followed by the emotional Hawaiian Wedding Song. Chuck’s final tune was Buddy Charlton’s Kaylee. Tom Murphy presented a salute to Carl Smith, beginning with Are you Teasing Me and ending with When You Feel Like You’re in Love. In a short Jam Session, Don Irwin and Roy Ayers returned to their guitars to accompany Tom Murphy who sang Heartaches by the Numbers, Help Me make It Through the Night and Time Changes Everything. Roy ended the session with the moving religious tune, Beulah Land
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June 19
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| Performers Tom Murphy Clyde Wiggins Blake Hawkins Archie Ward Tom Chaffin Don Irwin Chuck Parish Dan Whitaker Phil Bender Billy Ray Doris Perry
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Phil Bender opened the
meeting with National Swing and a fine rendition of
Midnight in Old Amarillo. Phil finished his program with
Speeding West
Blake
Hawkins concert theme was tunes written for the steel
guitar, Roadside Rag, Texas Playboy Rag and Remington
Ride.
Dan Whitaker, visiting from
Lakeland, played Fraulein and Mansion of the Hill. Dan
finished with an emotional interpretation of Amazing
Grace.
Tom Chaffin knocked out the
fans with his Dobro guitar. He presented several
unusual Dobro tunes like Kata Falls and Rock Away. He
finished his program with a technical masterpiece, the
Dobro Chimes.
Don Irvin, also from
Lakeland, played Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues and
Take the Ribbons from Your Hair. The Last Thing on My
Mind and Hank William's Take These Chains from My Heart
finished this outstanding performance.
Chuck Parish is the Club's
C 6th Master. He started with Hank Williams Hey Good Lookin' and the pop standard, I Can't Give You Anything
But Love. When he called for a singer,
Tom Murphy
stepped up and sang, Columbus Stockade Blues for Chuck
After all of the pickers
finished their prepared programs, Archie Ward,
Don
Irwin, Phil Bender, and
Dan Whitaker sat in as lead and
back up players while Doris Perry,
Billy Ray, from
Tampa, and Tom Murphy sang for them.
Tom sang Cab Driver and
Cold Cold heart. Doris, the Louisiana Nighting Gale,
gave a moving interpretation of It's Good to Be Back
Home. Her delivery of Pride examined the struggle
between Reason and Romance. She finished with Patsy
Cline's Just Out of Reach. Doris is one of the
outstanding singers that appear often at the Manasota
Club.
Billy Ray treated the listeners to two classics" the Lost Highway and So Afraid of Losing You Again.
The four steel pickers
closed the jam session with their interpretation of I'm
So Lonesome I Could Cry.
Clyde Wiggins on bass and
Tom Murphy on rhythm were the back-up band.
We hope to see you at
our July 17th meeting.
Tom Murphy
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May 15 2007
By our Scribe:
Bud Vanderberg
| Performers Tom Murphy Clyde Wiggins Bud Vanderberg Blake Hawkins Roy Ayres Frank Schaffer Larry Danley Tom Chaffin Lou Rochelle Don Irwin Lee Holloway and Bob Rees on harp John King Dan Whitaker Ernie Cawby Gordon Perry
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It Was A Super Jam ! !
Sometimes you just got to step
in. A
special thanks goes to Ray Dugai. He has supported Tom and I since the
beginning. He not only video-tapes the show, he almost single-handedly loads all
of our equipment at the conclusion of the meeting! |
April 17 2007
By our Scribe:
Bud Vanderberg
Thanks to all the folks that
showed up for the jam.
I think this was the best one yet. Chuck Parrish was on top of his game on the
old C6th neck and Shirley did a wonderful job on the vocals. You could feel the
vibes going on in " Kansas City ".
Doris Perry, you are a special singer and from all of us, thank you for coming.
The steel is such a great back up instrument and you furnish the reason to play.
It was a pleasure to hear Roy Ayres on his Excel keyless.
His use of complex chords is very pleasing to this old ear.
For my first time on the 14 string universal tuning I thought it was ok. I
missed a couple of grips and that is a problem with all those string to choose
from. Vernon Rowe is a great singer and his choice of songs always fit the pedal
steel very well.
Gino was sharp tonight also, his highs were clear and nice.
Blake, in my opinion is playing better each jam. He had to use a strange bar as
he left his home. But it didn't seem to matter as the music flowed pretty good
out of the little six string lap steel. Everyone is playing with more
confidence.
Tom Murphy was right on tonight as a singer and playing his own back up. Archie
was in good form also.
It was good to see Danny Hammers out and about, he was wound up like an eight
day clock and I enjoyed visiting with him.
I would like to add this about our jam. Your set is your set, you can bring a
singer if you want. We usually have three or four available. If you want a
trumpet or flute or whatever, it is your set so have it your way. Thanks again,
See you all next month.
Bud Vanderberg
PS: Thanks to Clyde, Gordon and all who played back up. If I missed anyone, I
will make it up to you next time.
Performers Attendance
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| Performers / Band | Jan | Feb. | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | 2008 | |
| Tom Murphy | X | X | X | X |
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Sarasota | |||||||
| Clyde Wiggins | X | X | X | X | Bradenton | ||||||||
| Bud Vanderberg | X | Bradenton | |||||||||||
| Ray Dugai videographer | X | X | X | X | Bradenton | ||||||||
| Archie Ward | Bradenton | ||||||||||||
| Billy Ray | Tampa | ||||||||||||
| Blake Hawkins | X | X | X | Land O Lakes | |||||||||
| Bob Rees (harmonica) | Beverly Hills | ||||||||||||
| Charles Jones | X | X | Dobro (1st time) | ||||||||||
| Chuck Parish | X | Ruskin | |||||||||||
| Shirley Parish | X | Ruskin | |||||||||||
| Clayton Lyon | X | X | |||||||||||
| Dallas Seymour |